Table 3.
Association of age, parity, and hospital stay with maternal obesity
| Characteristics | Obesea | Non-obeseb | ORc | 95% CId | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | |||||
| Total | 17 (100.0) | 140 (100.0) | ||||
| Age at delivery (years) | ||||||
| <30 | 3 (17.6) | 66 (47.1) | 1 | Reference | ||
| ≥30 | 14 (82.4) | 74 (52.9) | 3.1 | 0.8–11.6 | 0.090 | |
| Parity | ||||||
| Primipara | 2 (11.8) | 61 (43.6) | 1 | Reference | ||
| Multipara | 15 (88.2) | 79 (56.4) | 4.1 | 0.9–19.6 | 0.075 | |
| Hospital stay (days) | ||||||
| <11 | 7 (41.2) | 70 (50.0) | 1 | Reference | ||
| ≥11 | 10 (58.8) | 70 (50.0) | 2.2 | 0.8–6.2 | 0.135 |
a Obese means women with BMI≥30.0, b Non-obese means women with BMI<30.0; c OR: Odds ratio; ORs were adjusted for parity in age group, and for age in parity and hospital stay; d CI: Confidence interval